Patents by Inventor James Babu

James Babu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260205356
    Abstract: An example first playback device is configured to (i) determine that the first playback device has lost a connection to a first secure wireless network; (ii) transmit at least one message that indicates that the first playback device is available for setup; (iii) establish a first direct communication path with a computing device configured to operate on a second secure wireless network; (iv) receive, over the first direct communication path, network configuration parameters for connecting to the second secure wireless network; (v) establish a connection to the second secure wireless network; (vi) receive, from a second playback device, a message indicating that the second playback device has lost a second connection to the first secure wireless network; (vii) establish a second direct communication path with the second playback device; and (viii) transmit the network configuration parameters for connecting to the second secure wireless network to the second playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Ted Lin, Jeffrey M. Peters, Cameron Scott, James Babu, Andi Rusu, Bryan Cox
  • Publication number: 20260172827
    Abstract: A computing device configured to (i) receive a set of messages from a playback device indicating the playback device's setup availability and network connection capability, (ii) establish a direct communication path with the playback device, (iii) receive, outside the direct communication path, authentication information from the playback device, (iv) after receiving, outside the direct communication path, the authentication information from the playback device, receive, from the playback device, and transmit, to the playback device, the authentication information via the direct communication path, (v) after receiving and transmitting the authentication information via the direct communication path, transmit, to the playback device over the direct communication path, configuration parameters for connecting to a secure wireless network, (vi) after transmitting the configuration parameters, detect an indication that the playback device has successfully received the configuration parameters, and (vii) after the
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2026
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Jennifer McDevitt, James Babu, Patrick Celentano, Kyle Hutchings, Pratik Bhangale, Michael Agerbak, Daniel Valente, William Shoesmith, Derek W. Erdmann, Conor Walsh, Nikolai Kutateli, Carl Fristrom, Youngjoo Park
  • Patent number: 12549945
    Abstract: A playback device is configured to (i) transmit, via at least one wireless network interface and indication that the playback device is available for setup, (ii) establish a direct communication path with a computing device configured to operate on a secure wireless network, (iii) provide, outside the direct communication path, authentication information to the computing device, (iv) verify, via the direct communication path, the authentication information with the computing device, (v) after verifying the authentication information via the direct communication path, receive, from the computing device over the direct communication path, network configuration parameters for connecting to the secure wireless network, (vi) use the network configuration parameters to connect to the secure wireless network, and (vii) transition from communicating with the computing device over the direct communication path to communicating with the computing device over the secure wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer McDevitt, James Babu, Patrick Celentano, Kyle Hutchings, Pratik Bhangale, Michael Agerbak, Daniel Valente, William Shoesmith, Derek W. Erdmann, Conor Walsh, Nikolai Kutateli, Carl Fristrom, Youngjoo Park
  • Patent number: 12506656
    Abstract: An example first playback device is configured to (i) determine that the first playback device has lost a connection to a first secure wireless network; (ii) transmit at least one message that indicates that the first playback device is available for setup; (iii) establish a first direct communication path with a computing device configured to operate on a second secure wireless network; (iv) receive, over the first direct communication path, network configuration parameters for connecting to the second secure wireless network; (v) establish a connection to the second secure wireless network; (vi) receive, from a second playback device, a message indicating that the second playback device has lost a second connection to the first secure wireless network; (vii) establish a second direct communication path with the second playback device; and (viii) transmit the network configuration parameters for connecting to the second secure wireless network to the second playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Ted Lin, Jeffrey M. Peters, Cameron Scott, James Babu, Andi Rusu, Bryan Cox
  • Publication number: 20240205081
    Abstract: An example first playback device is configured to (i) determine that the first playback device has lost a connection to a first secure wireless network; (ii) transmit at least one message that indicates that the first playback device is available for setup; (iii) establish a first direct communication path with a computing device configured to operate on a second secure wireless network; (iv) receive, over the first direct communication path, network configuration parameters for connecting to the second secure wireless network; (v) establish a connection to the second secure wireless network; (vi) receive, from a second playback device, a message indicating that the second playback device has lost a second connection to the first secure wireless network; (vii) establish a second direct communication path with the second playback device; and (viii) transmit the network configuration parameters for connecting to the second secure wireless network to the second playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Ted Lin, Jeffrey M. Peters, Cameron Scott, James Babu, Andi Rusu, Bryan Cox
  • Patent number: 11916733
    Abstract: An example computing device is configured to (i) establish a connection to a secure wireless network (ii) determine that one or more playback devices of a media playback system are not connected to the secure wireless network (iii) receive, via a graphical display, a user input indicating a request to update the one or more playback devices with network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, (iv) retrieve, from storage, a list of the one or more playback devices, (v) receive an input indicating a first playback device to be updated from the list, (vi) establish an initial communication path with the first playback device, (vii) transmit a set of one or more messages to the first computing device collectively comprising the network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, and (viii) receive an indication that the first computing device has established a connection to the secure wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Ted Lin, Jeffrey M. Peters, Cameron Scott, James Babu, Andi Rusu, Bryan Cox
  • Publication number: 20220286356
    Abstract: An example computing device is configured to (i) establish a connection to a secure wireless network (ii) determine that one or more playback devices of a media playback system are not connected to the secure wireless network (iii) receive, via a graphical display, a user input indicating a request to update the one or more playback devices with network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, (iv) retrieve, from storage, a list of the one or more playback devices, (v) receive an input indicating a first playback device to be updated from the list, (vi) establish an initial communication path with the first playback device, (vii) transmit a set of one or more messages to the first computing device collectively comprising the network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, and (viii) receive an indication that the first computing device has established a connection to the secure wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Ted Lin, Jeffrey M. Peters, Cameron Scott, James Babu, Andi Rusu, Bryan Cox
  • Publication number: 20220104015
    Abstract: A playback device is configured to (i) transmit, via at least one wireless network interface and indication that the playback device is available for setup, (ii) establish a direct communication path with a computing device configured to operate on a secure wireless network, (iii) provide, outside the direct communication path, authentication information to the computing device, (iv) verify, via the direct communication path, the authentication information with the computing device, (v) after verifying the authentication information via the direct communication path, receive, from the computing device over the direct communication path, network configuration parameters for connecting to the secure wireless network, (vi) use the network configuration parameters to connect to the secure wireless network, and (vii) transition from communicating with the computing device over the direct communication path to communicating with the computing device over the secure wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer McDevitt, James Babu, Patrick Celentano, Kyle Hutchings, Pratik Bhangale, Michael Agerbak, Daniel Valente, William Shoesmith, Derek W. Erdmann, Conor Walsh, Nikolai Kutateli, Carl Fristrom, Youngjoo Park